The High Road To Health in Canada Progress and Prospects
The article notes decades of health gains in Canada due to public health services and medical advances. It cites lower enlistment rejections in World War II relative to 1914-18, declines in tuberculosis deaths, and calls for continued public cooperation in pasteurization, disease prevention, and early diagnosis to push toward a longer, healthier life.
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Canada
House of Commons
Mackenzie
Department of National Health and Pensions
J. M. Uhrich
Saskatchewan
France
One In A Million Miss Irma Lien
Regent North Dakota young woman Irma Lien, aged 21, is described as one in a million because her teeth have no nerves so she cannot feel toothaches. She is characterized by a sunny disposition and a keen desire to bring happiness to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Lien
Regent
N.D
Norway Faces Fines Paid by Gifts Refused by Nazis
The BBC reports that Norwegians on the Lofoten Islands were to pay fines for welcoming Allied forces after a raid. Citizens faced gifts from the "whole of Norway" to cover the penalties, but the Nazi authorities forbade accepting these gifts and ordered the fines to be collected through universal taxation.
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Norway
Lofoten Islands
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Queen visits Salvation Army comfort drive for bomb victims
During a visit to Salvation Army headquarters, the Queen inspected comforts from Canada and the United States for bomb victims. She praised the efforts saying the small gifts are what her children like and make a difference to those bombed out.
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Salvation Army
Canada
United States
Ancient Order of Henpecked Husbands Meets in Yorkshire
The 5921st gathering of the Ancient Order of Henpecked Husbands convened behind closed doors in Yorkshire for a one day break from domestic duties. Members discussed softer rolling pins and related topics while sharing frail excuses to avoid domestic chores amid rationing and A R P budget pressures.
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Order of Henpecked Husbands
England
Yorkshire
A.O.H.H
Adam
A.R.P
Bad Omen Cat Warns Crew Before Trawler Sinks
A black cat aboard a steam trawler in Rosslare harbour was taken as a bad omen after the animal left the ship. Hours later the vessel struck a rock near Carnsore Point, Wexford, with 11 crew aboard. Lifeboat rescue followed as the crew fought flames and water, reporting a heavy list and a capsized boat.
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Rosslare
Eire
Carnsore Point
Wexford
Rosslare Harbor
Front Line Family BBC Series Features Canadian Soldier
Private John McLaren of Vancouver plays a Canadian airman in the BBC series Front Line Family. He acts as announcer and meets the British Family Robinson at a canteen before being billeted with them. McLaren has three months leave for work on the program.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Dominion
Empire
John McLaren
Thurlow Street
Vancouver
Robinson
McLaren
BBC
Emperor Haile Selassie Beheads Roman Eagle at Addis Ababa Palace
The Romanian eagle statue above the doorway of Haile Selassie's palace in Addis Ababa was beheaded by the emperor's order upon his return from five years in exile. In a palace study, he vowed to fight both Fascism and Nazi Germany and to organize a regular Ethiopian army.
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Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Britain
Ethiopia
Germany
Italy
Rural mail routes strain under new federal gas tax burden
W E Richards of Thornloe in Timiskaming district complains his 18 mile route requires multiple conveyances and possibly a boat this spring to cope with the tax. The Dominion Government retrenches on rural courier payments, promising varied impact.
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Dominion
W. E. Richards
Thornloe
Timiskaming District
Australian major uses Italian POWs to run transport repair gang
The article notes that most of the 140000 Italian prisoners in Libya are in camps but a lucky few take on jobs. An Australian major in charge of a transport repair unit recruited prisoners who understood their machines and now leads a highly effective crew.
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Libya
Italian State Railways Exhibit Train in Newark Storage
Stored for the duration of the war, the streamlined red and white Italian State Railways train sent to New York two years ago as a World's Fair exhibit is now kept in storage in the Kearny yards at Newark New Jersey.
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State Railways
New York
Kearny Yards
Newark
N.J
Sunflower Use by Huron Indians Reporter Details
The Huron Indians cultivated the sunflower before Europeans arrived. The plant supplied hair oil food fodder thread and dye. The text also notes a 25 ton medium tank and weights such as 7 600 pounds for the transmission alone.
Christie's Vanilla Wafers Banana Dessert Recipe
Selected Recipes presents a vanilla wafers dessert with bananas and a lemon custard. A wafer crust lines the pan while scalded milk thickens with flour sugar and salt then yolks and lemon juice enrich the custard. Layer bananas and finish with meringue browned in a moderate oven.
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Christie’s
Dixie Cornbread Recipe with All Bran and Ham
Sift cornmeal flour sugar baking powder and salt. Add All Bran milk egg and shortening. Mix until flour disappears. Pour into greased pan and bake at 450 F for about 30 minutes yielding nine 3 inch squares. Optional butter spread and creamed sausage or ham with paprika.
Anzac Named by Rose Culturist Howard
Mon tebello California rose expert Frederick H. Howard unveils the Anzac rose a warm pink thornless bloom lasting perpetually with seven inch diameter named to honor Australian and New Zealand troops who fought in Africa and Greece. The piece ends with a general musing on touch.
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Frederick H. Howard
Montebello
Santa Monica
California
Africa
Greece
Howard
Unusual Rainfall in Cherra Punji July 1861
In July 1861 Cherra Punji India recorded 336 inches of rain. This extraordinary precipitation stands out in local meteorological history and showcases extreme monsoon variation.
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Cherrapunji
India
Arsenals Of Empire Drive Armament Across Dominions
The empire mobilizes industry across Canada Australia South Africa India and New Zealand to supply Britain. Australia boasts 150000 arms workers and daily output of planes tanks and engines. India ships rifles machine guns and boots while coordinating via the Eastern Group Conference led by Lord Linlithgow to ensure self sufficiency and intergroup exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominions
India
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Dominion
South Africa
France
Britain
Union
Kenya
Uganda
Middle East
Empire
Lord Linlithgow
Overstayed Leave Leads to A Change in Plans
A conversation on a train reveals a Leeds girl overstay of two days on leave and a proposing moment as she faces chores with a practical view. She explains her son is also on leave and has asked her to marry him, adding a domestic twist to the travel tale.
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Leeds Yorkshire Post
What You Should Know About Nursing Booklet Ad
A Winnipeg Home Service notice offers a 32 page nursing booklet by a registered nurse detailing routine nursing baby care postoperative care and recognizing contagious diseases. Also lists additional booklets including dog care golf etiquette wedding planning and dream meaning for 15 cents each.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Germany Eyes Final Victory and Punitive Day of Judgment
A German newspaper, Voelkischer Beobachter, asserts Germany is ready to deliver the final defeat of England. It vows a revolution of blood and tears targeting Churchill and the British people, promising degradation and poverty for Britain.
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Germany
Voelkischer Beobachter
Hitler
England
Churchill
Trees Mean Life
A contemporary discusses the value of trees in a well wooded country. The piece argues that people often take trees for granted while highlighting their life sustaining role.
Last English King Led Troops in Battle at Dettingen
In 1743 the last English king to personally lead his troops into battle, George II, commanded at the Dettingen engagement marking a rare royal battlefield command in the War of the Austrian Succession.
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George II
Dettingen
Earthquakes Predominantly Happen Far From Cities
The article notes most earthquakes originate away from dense population centers and urban areas experience less frequent quakes despite proximity to fault lines. It discusses tectonic activity, fault zones, and regional risk patterns with emphasis on global distribution.
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Fale
Seaman
Cat
Lydia E Pinkham
DIXIE
New
Home Service
Tom Poe
Toronto
Regina
Beskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
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